Any tongue-like part or organ of the human or animal body. †tongue of the throat, the uvula.

A sharp projection or tooth on an edge or surface; one of the teeth, denticulations, or divisions of a leaf; a sharp or rugged point of rock, etc.

A pointed part of an organ or structure; (esp. in Zoology and Botany) a short, sharp, abrupt, terminal point or pointed process.

Zoology, Anatomy, and Pathology. A sharp-pointed or spur-like process, formation, or growth on some part of the body.

Zoology and Anatomy. A projection or extension resembling a beak or snout (e.g. on a shell, a bone, a crustacean carapace, etc.).

A small sharp-pointed process on some part of a plant or animal; a prickle.

A small spike or spike-shaped object; a prickle or thorn.

Anatomy. Any of several small tongue-shaped structures; spec. (a) a protuberance of the sphenoid bone or of the mandible; (b) a subdivision of the…

The state or quality of being mucronate. Also: a mucro.

Anatomy. Any pointed projection or extremity, as of the valves of the heart.

A short mucro.